Cattail Moonshine & Milkweed Medicine by Tammi Hartung

Author:Tammi Hartung
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: medicinal plants;edible plants;interesting plant facts;fun facts about plants;useful plants;ways we use plants;natural dyes;natural sweeteners;plant repellant;agave;cacao;chocolate tree;echinacea;willow uses;nettle
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-07-21T19:59:21+00:00

If you find yourself in an encounter with nettles (left), chances are the antidote is nearby. Crush some plantain leaves (right) and apply them to your skin to ease the sting.

A Diverse and Nutritious Cooked Vegetable

All the aboveground parts of the nettles can and have been used for food. They are very nutritious: a 1-cup serving of nettles supplies 428 milligrams of calcium, nearly 51 milligrams of magnesium, 1,789 International Units of vitamin A, and more than 2 grams of protein. This has been a well-utilized food for many Native Americans, including the Iroquois, Mohegan, and Makah tribes, which all cooked nettles as a vegetable. I include nettles in soups and casseroles and marinate them in vinegar and oil. Basically, you can prepare nettles any way you would spinach, but don’t try eating it raw as a salad ingredient or on sandwiches, as that would be quite the unpleasant experience!

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